I read your post to my son who is home for a visit, he and I both tried to keep bees last year, both of us failed.
He likened your post to raising the white flag, giving up, throwing in the towel, taking your ball and going home,
I am not ready to give up just yet. I may get to that point in time, but for now I am planning on buying a new hive, and new bees. This time though I am hoping to get Shiite Bees,
I want the most hardy, most prolific, most aggressive bees I can buy.
I would consider African Bees if they were for sale, but at this point I think I will settle for Russian Bees. I will not use the same vender as last year because he sold me diseased bees. I am thinking about the mid west this time, the south seems to have a lot of suppliers that seem to have problems. I am sure there are good one, I just don't know who they are. Wish me luck,
at least better luck than I had last time.
Never doubt that a small group of dedicated people can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has.